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About Matt Radtke

Matt Radtke is Senior Researcher for Connors Research. Mr. Radtke graduated magna cum laude from Michigan State University with a degree in computer science. He has 25 years of software development experience in companies large and small, including Hewlett-Packard and Bell Northern Research. Mr. Radtke has been actively trading stocks, ETFs, and options since 2008. Over the past several years he has become increasingly involved with the Connors Group family of companies, first as a student, then as a member of Chairman’s Club, and finally as a consultant, researcher, and author.
Matt has co-authored several quantified strategy guidebooks including ETF Trading with Bollinger Bands, Options Trading with ConnorsRSI, Trading Leveraged ETFs with ConnorsRSI, and ETF Scale-In Trading.

An Introduction to Programming in AmiBroker

May 23, 2014 by Matt Radtke

In June we will be conducting two in-depth courses on how to program in AmiBroker . These programming courses will be led by Matt Radtke, Director of Research at Connors Research. Matt is an expert AmiBroker programmer, and has a wealth of experience creating AmiBroker scans and backtests to simulate a wide variety of trading…    [Read More] 

Filed Under: Amibroker, Analytics, Connors Research, ConnorsRSI, Optimization, Recent Tagged With: ETF Trading, stock trading

Understanding The 3 Types of Volatility

February 15, 2014 by Matt Radtke

Matt Radtke

With recent market activity reminding traders that prices can go down as well as up, we’re suddenly starting to hear more about volatility again. Today we’ll discuss the different types of volatility related to stocks and ETFs. The first type of volatility is Historical Volatility, or HV, which may also be referred to as Realized…    [Read More] 

Filed Under: Connors Research, Education Tagged With: CBOE Volatility Index, Historical volatility, Implied volatility, Trading Lessons, trading volatility, Volatility Trading

Compare ConnorsRSI to RSI2

January 2, 2014 by Matt Radtke

By now you’ve probably heard of ConnorsRSI, a composite indicator that we developed recently. If not, you can download a free guidebook on the topic here: An Introduction to ConnorsRSI. Learn everything about ConnorsRSI with our introductory guidebook – including formula & trading strategies. You may also know that we’ve been methodically replacing the 2-period…    [Read More] 

Filed Under: Analytics, Connors Research, ConnorsRSI, Education Tagged With: ConnorsRSI, Featured, Trading Lessons

10 Considerations When Selecting an Online Broker

December 12, 2013 by Matt Radtke

Whether you’re opening a new trading account or are just curious about what other brokers may provide, it’s always a good idea to take these core considerations into account when selecting an online broker.

Filed Under: Connors Research, Education Tagged With: Stocks, Swing Trading, Trading Lessons

How to Trade Options Using Intraday ConnorsRSI

November 6, 2013 by Matt Radtke

Matt Radtke

When we trade stocks, we make money when we correctly predict the direction that the stock is going to move. When we trade options, we need to be directionally correct within a specified timeframe. In other words, we need the underlying stock to move in the right direction between now and the expiration of the…    [Read More] 

Filed Under: Connors Research, ConnorsRSI, Education, Options Tagged With: ConnorsRSI, Options trading, Trading Lessons

How to Short Stocks in a Low-Volatility Environment

August 12, 2013 by Matt Radtke

Matt Radtke

Recently we’ve been working on a strategy for shorting stocks using ConnorsRSI as one of the primary indicators. You can find complete details in one of our quantified Strategy Guidebook: Short Selling Stocks with ConnorsRSI, but the basic idea is to use a limit order to short stocks that have achieved both an oversold ConnorsRSI…    [Read More] 

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Filed Under: Connors Research, ConnorsRSI, Education Tagged With: ConnorsRSI, Featured, Lower Volatility, short selling, shorting stocks, Trading Lessons

How to Trade S&P 500 Stocks with Bollinger Bands®

June 14, 2013 by Matt Radtke

Matt Radtke

In an earlier newsletter we discussed some of the advantages of using the members of the S&P 500 as your trading universe. One effective way to trade S&P 500 stocks is by using a strategy based on Bollinger Bands ®, like the one we described in the Strategy Guidebook Trading with Bollinger Bands ® –…    [Read More] 

Filed Under: Connors Research, Education Tagged With: Bollinger Bands, Featured, Overbought, Oversold, quantified trading strategies, S&P 500, Trading Lessons

Learning From The First Pullback Strategy

May 31, 2013 by Matt Radtke

Matt Radtke

A few months ago the research team worked on a strategy that we named First Pullback. As often happens with our research, the strategy performed moderately well in our back testing without truly distinguishing itself compared to other strategies that we’ve published. Today’s article will present the rules for the First Pullback strategy. In its…    [Read More] 

Filed Under: Connors Research, ConnorsRSI, Education Tagged With: Featured, pullback strategies, S&P 500, Trading Pullbacks

The Power of Trading The S&P 500

May 3, 2013 by Matt Radtke

Matt Radtke

Recently we’ve been working on an S&P 500 mean reversion strategy. The entry rules are very straightforward: When a member of the S&P 500 closes with a low ConnorsRSI value and satisfies one other filter, buy the next day on a limit order. The exit rule is even simpler: sell when ConnorsRSI closes above a…    [Read More] 

Filed Under: Connors Research, Education Tagged With: ConnorsRSI, Featured, Liquidity, trading ideas, Trading Lessons

Why Investing in Low Volatility Stocks is a Superior Strategy

April 24, 2013 by Matt Radtke

Matt Radtke

In May of 2011, Invesco introduced the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF (SPLV). At least four more low volatility ETFs were created during 2011, including USMV, EEMV, ACWV and EFAV. Since the start of 2012 another seven such ETFs have entered the market: EELV, IDLV, PHDG, XSLV, LGLV, SMLV, and XMLV. You may wonder…    [Read More] 

Filed Under: Connors Research, Education Tagged With: ConnorsRSI, low volatility investing, Trading Lessons, VIX, Volatility

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In our new book, The Alpha Formula – High Powered Strategies to Beat the Market with Less Risk, we show the benefits of including short-strategies in your portfolio. As a reminder, building portfolios should be based on First Principles – otherwise known as truths. These truths are: Markets Go Up Market Go Down Markets Go… [Read More]

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